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Cockatrice was also going to be the name for the blood elf racial mount, but due to the word's unfortunate coincidental similarity to a vulgar slang term, the name was changed to the Hawkstrider.

Between Blizzard's tendency to put their own spin on myths and traditional fantasy — and the high elven love of grace and beauty — it is no mystery why these scaly monsters were reinvented for their new incarnation.